Waihi 1912 Protest

A DigitalNZ Story by Angela Seyb

HIS313 Miners Strike and Protest movement NZ

Image: Waihī supporters

Waihī supporters

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Image: Breakaway union, Waihī, 1912

Breakaway union, Waihī, 1912

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Image: Strikers march, 1912 Waihi strike

Strikers march, 1912 Waihi strike

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Image: Memoriam ode to Fred Evans - 1912 Waihi strike

Memoriam ode to Fred Evans - 1912 Waihi strike

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Image: Miners marching through Waihi during the Waihi Strike, 1912

Miners marching through Waihi during the Waihi Strike, 1912

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Group at Waihi during the 1912 miners' strike

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Image: Scene at Waihi during the 1912 miners' strike

Scene at Waihi during the 1912 miners' strike

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Image: Waihī miners’ strike: citizens' ball ticket

Waihī miners’ strike: citizens' ball ticket

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Image: Robert Way addressing striking miners at Waihi

Robert Way addressing striking miners at Waihi

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Image: Arbitrationist workers at Waihi awaiting police escort

Arbitrationist workers at Waihi awaiting police escort

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Image: Police reconstruct Frederick Evans's shooting of Constable Wade at Waihi on 12 November 1912

Police reconstruct Frederick Evans's shooting of Constable Wade at Waihi on 12 November 1912

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Image: The aftermath of the strike in Waihi - the inquest on Evans

The aftermath of the strike in Waihi - the inquest on Evans

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Image: Seriously Wounded At Waihi

Seriously Wounded At Waihi

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Image: Deserted

Deserted

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Image: Auckland Workers Express Sympathy With Imprisoned Waihi Strikers

Auckland Workers Express Sympathy With Imprisoned Waihi Strikers

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Image: Going To Gaol 'On Principle'

Going To Gaol 'On Principle'

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Image: The new masters of the situation in Waihi - the men who turned the tables

The new masters of the situation in Waihi - the men who turned the tables

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Image: Good-Bye To Waihi

Good-Bye To Waihi

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Image: The aftermath of the strike in Waihi - the inquest on Evans

The aftermath of the strike in Waihi - the inquest on Evans

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Image: The Leader Of The Strike

The Leader Of The Strike

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Image: The Preservers Of Law And Order In The Strike District

The Preservers Of Law And Order In The Strike District

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Image: Black Tuesday: Coroners Inquest - Frederick George Evans

Black Tuesday: Coroners Inquest - Frederick George Evans

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Image: Unrest In The Waihi Strike District

Unrest In The Waihi Strike District

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Image: An Embassy From The South

An Embassy From The South

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Image: A Snapshot At The Lock-Up Door

A Snapshot At The Lock-Up Door

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Image: Mr J. Delaney

Mr J. Delaney

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Image: Constable Gerald Wade

Constable Gerald Wade

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Image: The late F.G. Evans

The late F.G. Evans

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Image: The old order - Federationists waiting to hoot the Arbitrationists as they left the mine

The old order - Federationists waiting to hoot the Arbitrationists as they left the mine

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Image: Man writing a sign announcing a meeting during the Waihi miners' strike

Man writing a sign announcing a meeting during the Waihi miners' strike

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Image: Grave of Fred Evans

Grave of Fred Evans

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Image: Waihi Strike Telegrams from Police Commissioner John Cullen, 9 November 1912 (5 of 5)

Waihi Strike Telegrams from Police Commissioner John Cullen, 9 November 1912 (5 of 5)

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Image: Waihi Strike Telegrams from Police Commissioner John Cullen, 10 November 1912 (1 of 3)

Waihi Strike Telegrams from Police Commissioner John Cullen, 10 November 1912 (1 of 3)

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Image: Waihi Strike Reconstruction (1912)

Waihi Strike Reconstruction (1912)

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